Sled



March 26, 1929. L. w. DUNN 1,706,568

SLED

Filed May 19, 1927 I 20 cation, and

Patented Mar. 26, 1929.

LAURENCE w. DUNN, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

SLED.

Application filed May 1 9,

My invention relates to toys and particularly to a toy having the characteristics of a ski and of a sled. a

The object of my invention is to provide a toy of the foregoing type for use on snow. and ice and that shall be easy and economical to manufacture. i y In constructing the toy, I employ a wooden base turned up at the front and provided with a handle to twist such turned up portion to control the direction of movement of the toy. Runners are disposed on the under side of th base and secured thereto.

Two different modifications of the toy are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toy embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational View of a modifi- Fig. 3 is a tion shown in Fig. 2.

The toy embodying my invention comprises a base board lembodying a front vertical guide portion 2, a guide stick or handle 3,

a foot rest 4 and two runners 5., i

The guide portion 2 of the baseboard is provided with a slot 6 in which the guide handle 3 is disposed and supported by a bolt 7 or other similar means extending through the handle and the bifurcated elements 8, on both sides of the slot.

The foot rest is provided with a strap or loop 9 for retaining the foot of the rider in position. I

The runners 5 are secured in position on the base board, by any suitable means, such as screws, and at the rear end of the base board the runners circle the edge and are more securely fastened in position on top of the base board.

The front ends of the runners extend upfront end View of the inodifica ried from those shown without departing 1927. Serial No. 192,527.

wardly upon the guide portion and as it is twisted to one side or the other by the guide handle, one'runner or the other is raised relaand with it, an board. The lat adjoining portion of the base ter tends to flatten out to en gage the ground, and, in so doing, establishes a turning or tw ist-ing force in the base board tending to change its direction of movement. In the modification illustrated in F i s. 2

and '3, the runners consist of inverte beamsto raise the base of the toy from the surface of the snow or ice on which it is used.

The portion extending up onto the guide por-' tion of the base is tapered to fit closely.

The details of design of the toy may be vafrom the spirit set forth in the I claim as my and scope of the inventionas appended clalm.

invention:

A coasting device comprising a single elongated flat flexible toboggan member having I an upturned front end provided with a central longitudinal slot dividing the upturned end into two portions, a pin supported by said portions and e xtending across said slot, a

said pin to warp, the front end, and runners on the un'd er side of the toboggan member extending from the rear end of the toboggan member In testimony scribed my nam whereof, I have hereunto sube this 29th day of April, 1927. LAURENCE W. DUNN.

up onto the outer surface of 

